A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Program Goal: To support access and equity in public schools and help school districts solve equity problems in education related to race, gender, and national origin.

Objective
8.1 of 1: Provide high-quality technical assistance and training to public school districts in addressing equity in education

Indicator 8.1.1 of 1: Breadth of services: The number of services provided by the EACs will increase each year.

Targets and Performance Data

Assessment of Progress

Sources and Data Quality

Web site visits

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

2000

1,266,975

2001

2,931,386

2002

3,993,390

3,078,000

2003

3,108,780

2004

3,139,868

Published materials and products

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

2000

139

2001

233

2002

114

245

2003

247

2004

250

Conference/seminar/other training events

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

2000

919

2001

887

2002

829

931

2003

940

2004

949

On-site consultations

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

2000

732

2001

897

2002

1,000

942

2003

951

2004

961

Mailings or individual requests for information

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

2000

1,038

2001

1,326

2002

1,045

1,392

2003

1,406

2004

1,420

Consultations by telephone or e-mail

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

2000

2,292

2001

3,161

2002

3,709

3,319

2003

3,352

2004

3,386

Progress: 1. Status-Web-site visits-Exceeded target- In FY 2001-2002 there were more than 3.9 million hits on the web and this is approximately 1 million more hits than in the previous reporting period. 2. Status-Published materials and products - Target not met - In FY 2001-2002 there were 114 reported materials and products published and this was a decrease of 119 from the previous year. 3. Status - Conference/seminar/and other training events - Target not met - In FY 2001-2002, there were 829 reported events which shows a decrease of 58 events from the previous year. 4. Status - On-site consultations - Exceeded Target - In FY 2001-2002 there were 1000 on-site consultations which were 103 consultations more than in the previous year. 5. Status - Mailings or individual requests for information - Target not met - In FY 2001-2002, 1,045 mailings or requests were reported which is 103 less than in the previous year. 6. Status - Consultations by telephone or e-mail - Exceeded target -FY 2001-2002, 3,709 consultations were reported which is 548 more than in the previous year.

Explanation: Due to the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, EAC activities were realigned to meet the nature of the new requests from States, schools and school districts. The EACs refocused many of their activities to meet the needs of the new law. These changes have resulted in the development of new performance measures for this program.

Strategy
8.1.1 of 3:
The EACs decreased in the number of conferences/seminar/and other training eventsand and did not meet their performance target.
Due to the enactment of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, EAC activities were interrupted during this period and new alignment was needed due to the nature of the requests. Program budgetary constraints affected the publishing of new materials and products.

Strategy
8.1.2 of 3:
EAC on-site consultations increased during this time period and exceeded the performance target.
EAC projects re-directed their focus due to the enactment of the NCLB Act and conducted more activities on-site with clients.

Strategy
8.1.3 of 3:
EAC mailings or individual requests for information decreased very slightly and therefore the EACs did not meet their performance target.
Budgetary constraints of the EAC program were the main reason for a decrease in this strategy.